StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cMoula is now working in that space and saying to a business, \u2018just because you don\u2019t have a lot of history behind you doesn\u2019t mean to say that we don\u2019t think that you\u2019re going to be successful and we don\u2019t want to be a part of you\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
With startups like Moula opening new doors for small businesses to access capital in non-predatory ways, Dalidakis says it will create great change.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just providing another product that our business community can take advantage of,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Growing from a startup into a sustainable business<\/h3>\n
In the coming year, Ridd will work with Moula\u2019s team and other board members to help it grow from a startup into a sustainable business.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of challenges you find along the way, how you\u2019re building channels, how you\u2019re growing the team,\u201d says Ridd.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next 12 months is really about laying the foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the analysis of accounting data being an integral part of Moula\u2019s product offering, Moula CEO and co-founder Aris Allegos says Ridd\u2019s background in accounting APIs and software systems will be extremely valuable.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe and Chris have an 18 month relationship and through the course of that we\u2019ve gotten to know each other very well,\u201d Allegos tells StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cHaving someone of his calibre onboard should enable us to build the company at an appropriate pace but also scale it quick enough to make the most of that opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s what Chris did really well at Xero, he obviously grew it really quickly but he also managed to bring the requisite revenues and business onboard at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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